WHAT YOU’LL NEED BEFORE YOU BEGIN
To register an account
Step 1: Follow this link ThoroughBid | Register, or type www.thoroughbid.co.uk/register into your internet search bar.
Step 2: This will take you to the registration page where you can enter your details and set up an account. On completion you will receive a code on your mobile phone and be sent an email to verify your contact information. After which, we will then verify your account, and you will be ready to make an entry. If you don’t receive a code by text, please call the office on +44 1285 840 700. If you don’t receive an email, first check your junk/spam email and failing that give us a call.
Step 3: Log in using your chosen username and password. Then click on the tab “ENTER A HORSE” located at the top of the home page.
Step 4: Select the sale you wish to enter. Then select the type of entry you wish to make. A STANDARD entry requires the vendor to do the photos and videos themselves. Whilst for a BESPOKE entry ThoroughBid will organise a professional videographer to come and film your horse. Lastly select the type of horse you wish to enter. CLICK NEXT
Step 5: Begin typing your horse’s name. After you have typed the first few letters, it will show you a list of horses with the same lettering and you should select yours. It will then fill in the known information about the horse ie pedigree, DOB etc. For UNNAMED horses you will need to fill out all the relevant information.
Step 6: You will have to manually fill in colour, height, and microchip number. If your horse is eligible for any bonus schemes such as GBB please enter this in the bottom box (these can be important selling points). If the horse’s weight is known this can also be filled in. CLICK NEXT
Step 7: Next you will be asked for catalogue details. Firstly, fill in who is consigning the horse and where it is being consigned from (i.e. where potential purchasers can view the horse). Then select the type of pedigree required, FLAT or NH (if Dual Purpose select NH). Next indicate if the horse is being sold with or without VAT. If with, ensure you select the appropriate VAT for the country in which the horse is based. All stable vices MUST be declared as failure to do so will result in horses being returned and sales being voided. Lastly “Additional horse info” this is where vendors can write any pertinent information about their horse. CLICK NEXT
Step 9: Invoice details, please check the invoicing details are correct and whether the invoice should be sent to the Account holder or Owner. CLICK NEXT
Step 10: Finally, you must select who you are in relation to the horse (CONSIGNOR, TRAINER, OWNER, AGENT) and tick the boxes below. CLICK FINISH and your horse has been entered.
Step 11: If you elected to have a BESPOKE entry, you will be directed to a payment gateway.
To enter another horse, just click “enter a horse” again, and repeat steps 4 to 10.
AFTER ENTERING
Once you have entered your horse, add PHOTOS/VIDEOS and DOCUMENTS using the steps below:
Step 2: Click ‘My Entries’. Here you should see the horses you have entered.
Step 3: Click the ADD MEDIA button
Step 4: Here you can upload photos/videos/documents. Make sure you press UPLOAD at the bottom of the screen when you have chosen all your files.
ENTRY FEES
With our “NO RISK CONSIGNMENT” offer, vendors only pay an entry fee if their horse is SOLD.
Bespoke Entry - £150 +VAT at entry for videography and £250 +VAT when the horse sells
Please note: if you use this option you will need to produce video and photos yourself. The following video link will demonstrate how this should be done: How To Prepare A Horse for Online Auction
REQUIRED IMAGES
Photos:
Please look below at the type of horse you are selling and at the documents that must accompany them to be sold in a ThoroughBid sale. They WILL NOT be sold unless all documentation is uploaded. The deadline for uploading these documents is 5pm two days prior to the sale.
Horses-in-Training/NH Stores/Yearlings/Foals require:
Health certificates: Must be dated WITHIN 7 DAYS of the sale date. It should state that for 14 days prior to the sale the horse has not been in contact with equines suffering from contagious diseases.
Passport Pages: Must include the FRONT PAGE and the MARKINGS PAGE. For a horse’s passport to be valid, it must contain the official pages which allow declarations to be made as to whether the horse is destined for human consumption or not.
Broodmare Passport Pages (registered with Weatherbys or another recognised international stud book): Must include the FRONT PAGE and the MARKINGS PAGE. For a horse’s passport to be valid, it must contain the official pages which allow declaration to be made as to whether the horse isdestined for human consumption or not.
Flu Vaccinations: Must include all pages and must be up-to-date. From 1st January 2022 equines starting a primary course of injections must have at least two primary injections to be given not less than 21 and not more than 60 days apart. A booster injection should be given not less than 120 and not more than 180 days apart. Thereafter, one injection should be given annually, unless horses are in training. Horses-in-training must have all vaccinations and be in date with the most recent vaccinations given no more than 6 months before the sale date. When uploading flu vaccinations to your online account, please submit ALL pages including the primary course.
Pregnancy Certificates: must be dated WITHIN 7 DAYS of the sale date.
Covering Certificate: Must be uploaded or lodged electronically with Weatherbys.
Veterinary Certificate for the Suitability of Breeding: Also known as a Breeding Certificate or Fillies Examination Certificate. Must be dated WITHIN 7 DAYS of the sale date.
CEM (Contagious Equine Metritus-free) Certificate: Must be dated WITHIN 30 DAYS of the sale date.
EVA Certificate: Must be WITHIN 30 DAYS of the sale date.
Negative Clitoral Swab (fossa and sinuses) Certificate: Must be dated WITHIN 30 DAYS of the sale date (the standard horserace betting levy board certificate should be used as this also refers to other venereal diseases).
Templates for the following; Pre-sale veterinary certificate, Health certificate, Breeding certificate, Pregnancy certificate, are available in the “Downloads” section under the INFO tab on the website.
Vendors attention is drawn to the documentation in the downloads section, 'Documents Required from Sellers' which are required for each lot as described in Schedule 3, of ThoroughBid’s Terms and Conditions.
These will also be emailed to you upon entry.
All vets documents MUST be presented to ThoroughBid two days before the sale. Whilst we understand that lab results for CEM and EVA tests can be delayed, we reserve the right to withdraw any horse who does not present the correct documentation prior to auction.
ALL vet and health certs must be dated within 7 days of the sale.
Vendor's attention is drawn to the ThoroughBid Conditions of Sale, which are accessible via the website at the bottom of the page.
ThoroughBid conducts all of its auctions in accordance to the latest Bloodstock Industry Code of Practice published in August 2021 (The New Code).
ThoroughBid expects all users participating in any auction to adhere to 'The New Code' at all times.
'RISK FREE CONSIGNMENT' ONLY PAY WHEN YOUR HORSE SELLS
Entry fees:
Standard Entry £250 +VAT
Bespoke Entry £400 + VAT (Includes professional videography) Please note videography fees must be paid up front.
5% Vendor Commission charged on all sales.
- Entries close at on the designated day specified on the auction page. However, Wildcard entries will be accepted at ThoroughBid's discretion, contact the office directly.
- Video and photo deadline- 9am on the day of catalogue launch by uploading pictures and videos to MY ENTRIES section on the website. For those with bespoke entries, ThoroughBid will organise this.
- Health certs and veterinary information - 5pm two days prior to auction starting by uploading to MY ENTRIES section on the website.
Each Lot is sold subject to one or more of the following basis for sale:
1. 'Sold with a Pre-Sale Veterinary Certificate' and 'subject to post-sale re-examination'
2. 'Sold with a veterinary certificate of pregnancy' and 'subject to post-sale re-examination'
3. 'Sold with a veterinary certificate of suitability for breeding' and 'subject to post-sale re-examination'
Vendors should note that horses sold will be subject to the following testing below:
- Horses in and out of Training- Anabolic steroids, Bisphosphonates, Clenbuterol, Corticosteroids, Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, Piroplasmosis
- Yearlings- Anabolic steroids, Bisphosphonates, Clenbuterol, Corticosteroids, Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, Piroplasmosis
- Broodmares- Piroplasmosis
- Stallions- Piroplasmosis
- Foals- No testing
Vendors are reminded to disclose any and ALL vices, unsoundness, and other important veterinary information (including wind operations) at time of the entry. (As referred to clause 9.1 in Schedule 1, Terms of Sale, of ThoroughBid’s Term and Conditions).
The details and descriptions of all lots in sales are provided by the Vendors who are solely responsible for their accuracy. Pedigrees will be provided by ThoroughBid from Arion Pedigrees LTD, it is also the Vendor's responsibilty to check the accuracy of these.
All reserves will be the minimum selling price. Vendors will be asked for a guide price prior to the sale in order to introduce the horse at an appropriate starting price. Vendors therefore must protect their horse to the price they want.
Bidding will open at the designated time specified on the auction page. Lots then finish at two minute intervals from the disignated closing time. Any lot that is bid on in the last two minutes will extend that lots time by two minutes. That extension will continue until no one bids in the last two minutes.
All vendors are reminded that they must make every reasonable effort to allow purchasers to view/ vet horses from catalogue launch up until time of sale.
When the Vendor is the highest bidder for their lot and wishes the lot to be listed as "Bought In" rather than "Unsold". Under these circumstances vendors will be charged 2.5% commission on the hammer price plus entry fee.
If the vendor is the highest bidder they will recieve the purchase confirmation form, on which they can select bought back or not sold.
This is a function for re-offering unsold lots for a period of 14 days post sale day. Potential purchasers can submit an offer to secure an unsold horse subject to their offer being accepted by the vendor.
Any horse sold outside of this process during the 14 day timeframe, will be subject to 10% vendor commission .
Sales proceeds will be available from the 7th working day after hammer fall (subject to there being no disputes).
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